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<span style="color:black">We would like to invite candidates to apply for funded Ph.D. positions in AI and ML at the Computer Science Department at Loughborough University.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Topics of interest involve AI/ML areas such as lifelong learning, bio-inspired neural computation and spiking neural networks with a particular focus on applications in reinforcement learning, robotics, and edge-AI. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Details</span></b><span style="color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">This new field of AI seeks to create machines that learn during a lifetime similarly to biological brains. This research continues and advances recent progress from the DARPA projects Lifelong Learning Machines (L2M) and Shared Experience
Lifelong Learning (ShELL). The candidates will join a growing research group of Ph.D. students and postdocs working in the same area, and have access to the latest computational devices such as Nvidia A100 cards. Collaboration opportunities with world-leading
AI laboratories will be encouraged and supported. Different projects will focus on aspects such as multi-agent neural reinforcement learning, neuromodulation, continual learning, low-power edge-computing, neuromorphic algorithms and implementations. Applications
areas include autonomous vehicles and agents, advanced industrial systems, drones and other distributed robotic systems. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><span style="color:black">Further additional links to our latest news and papers:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
<a href="https://www.azorobotics.com/News.aspx?newsID=12518">https://www.azorobotics.com/News.aspx?newsID=12518</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black"><a href="https://openreview.net/forum?id=BJge3TNKwH">https://openreview.net/forum?id=BJge3TNKwH</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black"><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.10371">https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.10371</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncom.2021.666131/full">https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncom.2021.666131/full</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9534283">https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9534283</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Loughborough University</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Loughborough University is a top-ten rated university in England for research intensity (REF2014). In choosing Loughborough for your research, you’ll work alongside academics who are leaders in their field. You will benefit from comprehensive
support and guidance from our Graduate School, including tailored careers advice, to help you succeed in your research and future career.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black;background:white">Entry requirements</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black;background:white">Applicants should have, or expect to achieve, at least a 2:1 Honours degree (or equivalent) in computer science or a related subject.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>A relevant Master’s degree and/or experience
in one or more of the following will be an advantage: artificial intelligence, neural networks, robotics.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Funding information</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Please note that studentships will be awarded on a competitive basis to applicants who have applied to this project and other advertised projects within the School. Funding decisions will not be confirmed until early 2022. The studentship
is for 3 years and provides a tax-free stipend of £15,609 per annum for the duration of the studentship plus tuition fees at the UK rate. International (including EU) students may apply however the total value of the studentship will cover the International
Tuition Fee Only.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">The position will be starting in October 2022 under the supervision of Dr. Andrea Soltoggio and Dr. Shirin Dora. If interested, please get in touch by emailing<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:a.soltoggio@lboro.ac.uk">a.soltoggio@lboro.ac.uk</a> or<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:s.dora@lboro.ac.uk" title="mailto:s.dora@lboro.ac.uk">s.dora@lboro.ac.uk</a> . </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Sincerely, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Andrea Soltoggio and Shirin Dora</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr. Andrea Soltoggio (he/him or they/them)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Artificial Intelligence <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Department of Computer Science, School of Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">& Intelligent Automation Centre <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">& Centre for Information Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Loughborough University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Email: </span><a href="mailto:a.soltoggio@lboro.ac.uk" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1155CC;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">a.soltoggio@lboro.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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